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I would consider M3 complete systems

Edward is very resonable and stocks great ph
monitors/controllers (I HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND) as
well as TMG.

Check out the website, thats where I got my stuff :)

Sean



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> 
> Aquatic Plants Digest   Thursday, January 24 2002  
> Volume 04 : Number 1560
> 
> 
> 
> In this issue:
> 
> 	Interesting Observations
> 	Re: Vita-lites
> 	Which solenoid valves?
> 	what's in a name?
> 	Bleaching Questions
> 	E. tennellus, bolivianus, quadricostus, etc
> 	Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V4 #1559
> 	RE:  Which solenoid valves?
> 	Re: Bleaching Questions
> 	Re: Vita-Lite
> 	Re: Pet Supply Liquidator Light 
> 	Re: Who's on First
> 	Pearling
> 	Re:Bleaching Questions
> 
> See the end of the digest for information on
> unsubscribing from the
> Aquatic Plants mailing list and on how to retrieve
> back issues.
> 
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> 
> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 16:19:50 -0500
> From: "Kefalas, Nicholas D" <NKefalas at SIKORSKY_COM>
> Subject: Interesting Observations
> 
> I have set a new heavily planted 65g tank. The tank
> sports 4~6"
> accelite/gravel mix (bed was fertilized with 40
> Tetrapur cones) with an
> eheim 2227 wet/dry and a fluval 303 with
> foam/floss/ceramic cylinders. The
> output of the canister driver a Tetra pond 18W UV
> sterilizer and a CO2
> diffuser. Lighting is at 170 Watt (12 hr cycle). I
> set up the tank on
> 12/28/01/ It ran just with gravel for a week. UV
> runs 24/7. After the week I
> added the plants. That ran another week. I then
> added 8 neons / 4 Angels.
> Ph: 6.8-6.9 ,Temp: 76.5, KH: 5. Plants are all
> growing great. Weekly
> additions of Iron and trace elements. Weekly 20%
> water changes.
> 
> Guess what ? No Algae. I can't believe it !
> 
> I think it is mainly due to the UV sterilizer
> running 24/7. This is the
> first tank I have used it in this manner. My other
> tanks with the same
> substrate had algae coming out seams at this is
> point in time. I am at the
> forth week marker and no sign of anything.
> 
> Comments ? 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 13:24:14 -0800
> From: "Eng Family" <engfam at telus_net>
> Subject: Re: Vita-lites
> 
> Hi James,
> 
> Do a Google search using Duro Test and you will get
> some hits on companies
> that see the vita lites.  In Canada you can get them
> here:
> 
> http://www.duro-test.ca/webpage2/Duor_main.htm
> 
> Cheers,
> Victor Eng
> Vancouver, BC, Canada
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 14:29:41 -0700
> From: "Andy Galassi" <agalassi at onpoint_com>
> Subject: Which solenoid valves?
> 
> I am trying to make a decision between
> Parker/Skinner and Burkert
> solenoid. Which is a better product? I believe, most
> of the online aqua
> stores are reselling Burket.
> 
> Thanks,
> Andy
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 14:29:45 -0700 (MST)
> From: Roger Miller <rgrmill at rt66_com>
> Subject: what's in a name?
> 
> On Wed, 23 Jan 2002, Rachel wrote:
>  
> > We thought about naming our first son Hamilton,
> but then his nickname would 
> > have been Ham, which didn't seem like a good fit
> with Sandage.
> 
> I wanted to name our first child Marshall.  A friend
> of ours pointed out
> that the poor kid would have gone through life as
> Marshmiller.
> Fortunatly, the child was a girl.
> 
> Roger Miller
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 22:45:39 GMT
> From: "don" <don at calimages_com>
> Subject: Bleaching Questions
> 
> I posted these questions at compuserve fishnet, but
> haven't gotten any 
> response, so trying here.
> 
> I used the bleach treatment to kill the algae on
> some plants cropped from 
> one tank that has a heavy hair algae infestation, to
> put into a new tank 
> with no algae. It has worked great! Over a week
> since I put the plants in 
> there and no signs of algae, and the plants have
> taken root and are growing 
> well. 
> 
> Has anybody pulled plants out of an existing tank,
> bleached them, and 
> returned them to the tank and had good results? 
> 
> Also, does the bleach treatment work on java moss
> and christmas moss? I have 
> a funny feeling those would be more sensitive... 
> 
> Thanks,
> Don
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 15:34:56 -0800 (PST)
> From: Diana Berberich <fishfaceid at yahoo_com>
> Subject: E. tennellus, bolivianus, quadricostus, etc
> 
> Hello Folks:
> I looked at the photos Robert posted from
> Aquabotanic
> and the only problem I see from my experience is
> that
> 2 of the specimens are shown in their emersed form
> and
> one appears to be in its submersed form
> (latifolius). 
> What is needed is consistency in showing the plant
> in
> its two basic forms, emersed and submersed.  I have
> a
> quadricostus (I think) and it has taken on two
> different appearances based on whether it recieves
> strong light(producing 12-14 inch long leaves,
> 1and1/2
> inch wide) or low light (8-10 inch long leaves, 3/4
> inch wide).  I can't say I really know what the
> plant
> is supposed to be using all my books to identify
> accurately.
>      My tennellus is the thinnest leaf I have seen
> on
> any Echinodorus, average 1/8 inch wide, and grows
> anywhere from 2-4 inches.  The next plant which I
> believe is bolivianus or perhaps latifolios grows
> 4-6
> inch leaves that are average 1/4 to 3/8 inch wide
> and
> much brighter green than tennellus.
>      I thought that accurate ID can only be made
> when
> the flowers are available on the plant?!  Isn't that
> the final say used in really identifying the various
> Cryptocorynes?  Where is Tom Barr when you need
> him???
> Thanks, Diana 
> 
> 
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